it's the final push to get gifts under the tree. we're live with last minute shoppers on a busy christmas eve. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm christina rendon. happening now, ktvu's paul chambers is live in alameda, where procrastinators are making purchases, even as the stores are closing for the night. hey paul. >> reporter: hey christina. i tell you what, the christmas shopping season for many people is officially a wrap. target is closing its doors at this hour. i tell you, it's kind of strange being out here,

usually, i'm out here shopping doing the last minute thing, but for a change i'm working. so i got to watch people work and push it to the very late minute. twas the night before christmas. this time, it's not a cliche. it really is christmas eve. >> i was scared everything was going to be closed. >> i can't believe christmas came so soon. it's kind of like, man, at the last minute, just out here trying to shop. >> reporter: she wasn't the only one, as people packed the stores trying to get a deal. >> i seen in the paper this morning, they had a tv for $199. >> reporter: lots of people had the same idea. tvs and electronics seemed to be the popular things leaving best buy. >> now i've got the challenge of wrapping it. >> reporter: among many shoppers getting the last minute gifts. his present is a surprise for a secret santa exchange. when you're playing about the

big boys, big dollars will be spent. >> $500 minimum? >> yeah, so it's got to be something nice. >> this is what i want for christmas. >> reporter: grocery stores like safe way were also packed with people looking for gifts. >> it's half price now. i have plowers, i have a pie. >> reporter: she also has the holiday cheer, proving that even though this is a tough time for some, the importance of the holidays is just being present. >> is it really nice to be around a lot of people, and everyone is very pleasant. it just feels good to be social right now. >> reporter: that's the true holiday spirit among many people. also, another good thing that happened this week, is oakland raider watson earlier this week, donated one week's salary to a sick girl's family. >> paul chambers live in alameda. more details now. the national retail federation forecast holiday sales this year to increase.

they expect a bit more than 4% from last year to $16 billion. a big turn around for sony pictures and its comedy, "the interview." the movie will have a limited release in movie theaters tomorrow. >> you want us to assassinate the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> wah? >> a week ago sony withdrew the movie. the hackers were offended by the film. sony came in for criticism over the cancelation. the company says it reflects its commitment to free speech. the fbi spoke with theater owners asking them to be watchful for any potential threats. from i don't expect to have a problem, but we would be foolish if we don't take any precautioning. >> people with download the movie on google play, and

youtube among other sites. find a list of sheeters showing "the interview" on our website, just go to ktvu.com. new developments in another shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer in missouri. the deadly shooting last night in the city of berkeley, missouri, prompted a candlelight vigil in berkely, california. they expressed emotions over the death of anthony martin. berkeley, missouri is next to ferguson. they're saying the teenager had a loaded gun, and that he threatened the officer. still, this latest incident is adding fuel to the national debate over the use of force by police against young black men. >> reporter: in a region of the country still on edge, protests erupt once again. antonio martin, an 18-year-old black teenager was shot by a white police officer in berkeley, missouri, just two

miles from ferguson. surveillance video captured the event in a parking lot. berkeley's mayor says it shows the young man pointing a gun at the officer, but the officer fires at him. >> we had a police officer responding to a call. protecting the residents of the city of berkeley. >> reporter: according to police, the officer was responding to a report of theft. the mayor said despite being nearby, and the officer involved shooting of a black teen, berkeley is not ferguson. >> the mayor is black. the finance director is black. the police chief is black. and that's why, i believe that we're different from the city of ferguson. >> reporter: in the moments after the shooting, clashes between protesters and police. the victims' mother is demanding answers. >> his girlfriend told me the police was messing with him. >> reporter: the police chief

believes his officer only had one option. >> that choice was made. it didn't have to end with him approaching an officer with his arm extended. >> reporter: the mayor is promising a full investigation. earlier today, protesters in san francisco called for an end to police violence under the banner black lives matter. there were more than 100 demonstrators, many from the lgbt community. it included a die-in at market and castro street. they held a moment of silence for minorities who have been killed by police officers. continuing coverage now of christmas eve celebrations around the world. the miracle site of the birth of jesus drew hundreds of christian pilgrims to jerusalem

and bethlehem. tonight pope francis celebrated his second christmas mass as pope. 8,000 people crowded st. peters basilica, with 3,000 more watching screens set up outside. the pontiff said people are desperate for god's patience, god's closeness, and god's tenderness. >> translator: this is the message on christmas night. god does not know outbursts of anger, or impatience. >> the pope is a popular figure and influential on the world stage. he played a key role in normalizing relations between the united states and cuba. ♪ [ music ] and in iraq, a sign of peace at a time of turmoil. christian refugees were able to celebrate christmas in iraqi

kyrgyzstan. they were welcome to stay in the predominantly iraqi region. iraqi kurds are allied with the u.s. in the fight against isis. now to the weather as we take a live look at san jose's christmas in the park. earlier today, we saw some showers across the bay area. >> yeah, but it all dried up this afternoon. tomorrow, what are we going to wake up to for christmas? >> it's going to be kind of chilly tomorrow morning. we're talking about temperatures outside right now. 40s already. it's already cold. the winds are blowing out there. the weather system that went through this afternoon, you remember it? it just flew by. that system went by so quickly, it deposited very, very, very little rain. if you look at san rafael there, the most rain i could find there about .18. everybody else was under a tenth of an inch except oakland at .11. the winds are blowing. let's back this up a bit and

you can look at the rapidity with which this system goes through. this is about noon time. right through, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and it's on. by 4:00 and 5:00 it's a distant memory. a few showers showing up north. the weather systems through the next few days are going to stay to the north. that's because you've got a jet stream way up here. the main jet is going to be way up here as we head into this week. the story of the next couple of days is going to be how cold it is out there. the winds are blowing pretty good. gusts to 24 miles per hour at the oakland airport. gusts at san francisco airport, and half moon bay, upwards around 20 and 30 miles per hour. it's going to be cold in the morning, and colder in subsequent mornings. when i come back, we'll put it together and get your holiday week going. in the sierra, mother nature delivered an early christmas present. snow fell in the mountains. if you're heading there for the holidays, make sure to bring chains. at last check, there are chain

restrictions on interstate 80 from donner lake to kingville. thousands of people took part in a san francisco tradition on this day before christmas. volunteers handed out trays of food to about 3,000 guests serving up prime rib and all the fixens. the 2200 pounds of meat cooked up was donated by joe bets. the owner of the city's famed restaurant, house of prime rib. >> sometimes we take it for granted how well we eat. but for this folks, it's notan automatic. when you give something, it really feels good. i love to do it. >> this is the 23rd year betz has made the prime rib lunch possible. one year to help total strangers. >> they came from all around to

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>> yeah, the lefty o'doul's toy drive is underway right now. live from the restaurant on geary and powell where people are still dropping off toys. >> reporter: it looks like people are dropping off toys even as we speak right now, they still have a bin out there. if you look over to my left, you'll see a truck that is just full of toys. more than 2,000 toys that will be picked up any minute now by san francisco firefighters. their goal was 10,000 toys donated in a 20 hour marathon. they achieved that goal and exceeded it within the last hour. they are hoping to add to that tally as the night goes on. it was hard not to break into a smile at lefty o'doul's today with the dancing. ♪ [ music ] a christmas band, and snowflakes falling on gary street. perhaps the biggest joy was seeing the giving of one toy after another all day long.

>> it's incredible, the generosity, the people of the bay area. >> reporter: tom o'doul is lefty o'doul's cousin. witnessing remarkable scenes of generosity. >> what strikes me most is people in need themselves, but still donating a toy to a child who may need it more. >> you've seen it. >> i've seen it today. i've seen it every year since i've been doing it. >> reporter: this toy drive has been going on for 13 years. >> it's an endless tradition for our family since she was born to come over and join in the festivities. we try to teach them to do good for other people and to be kind. >> reporter: the good could be seen in bay view in morning. kids lined up, and picked out their gifts. she says her son will have a merry christmas, thanks to the

generosity of others. >> i can't provide it. as much as i've tried. it means the world to me. >> it's a good feeling to know that you're making a child's day, but giving something, a little toy, as a football. >> reporter: there is no shortage of need, which is why this toy drive will go on, late into the night. >> it's not over until 10:00, the bar is open until 2:00 a.m. we'll take toys anytime you want to bring them. >> reporter: again, the san francisco firefighters have just arrived a minute ago. they're going to pick up these 2,000 toys in the back of this truck. plus more inside lefty o'douls. over 6,000 toys were distributed today. the toys came in. they went out to churches and community centers around san francisco. about 3,000 toys were donated earlier, even before this drive began. that was handed out to kids there, and the tenderloin academy. >> the best part is, there's going to be a lot of happy kids tomorrow morning. the california highway patrol is marking the holiday

weekend with its annual dui crackdown. the maximum holiday enforcement period started at 6:00 p.m. tonight. it is deploying all available officers to look for speeders and other dangerous drivers on the road. the enforcement period runs through midnight on sunday. passengers aboard a hawaiian airlines jet finally made it to honolulu tonight after their plane was diverted balk of a mechanical problem. it landed safely at oakland airport. officials say flight 19 took off from sacramento around 9:30 this morning, but the cockpit crew soon discovered an issue with the cabin pressurization system, prompting the captain to divert to oakland. a small plane crashed this afternoon, killing the two people onboard. after about 12:30 near the sierra foothills. the pilot was on a return flight from gilroy after pinging up his 27-year-old son

alex. they were flying a single engine cessna 172. there are reports of fog in the area at the time of the crash. two men are charged with felony assault in the beating. they argued with a group of men police say mastercard drove rotroff and others from the scene. police in petaluma have arrest add teenager in connection with a string of crimes, including stealing a piece of heavy construction equipment. investigators say 19-year-old tray dominic miller stole an excavator worth about $40,000, and sold it to someone in sonoma county who didn't know it was stolen. authorities also accuse him of stealing credit cards from homes when he worked for a moving company. miller was booked into sonoma

county's jail in lieu of bail. portions of the land's end hiking trail are closed of a a landslide this week. ktvu's noel walker shows us the damage and the view. >> reporter: this place where the ocean meets the land, this is a picture postcard of san francisco. >> this is why we live in california, right? >> reporter: it's called land's end, a place above where land's end is a moving target. >> the landslide, and the geography that it changed, and the trees that have fallen. >> reporter: a landslide yesterday took out trees and exposed the roots like a thread sweater. >> the earth is really wet, so it doesn't take much for it to slide, and there's a lot of trees that's gone down. that's how the geography changing with the landscape. >> reporter: in fact,

landslides here have changed the landscape throughout history. she had land through land's end, until the landslide destroyed the rail line and stopped the train in its tracks. the u.s. geological survey says land's end sits on a historic deep seeded bedrock. so the placement isn't unusual, but the timing is. bedrock slides tend to happen in very yet years, and despite recent rains, we're in a dry period. warning signs, and caution tape along the path aren't keeping sop people from the edge. >> she broke every traffic rule in the book. that was nothing. >> it's great to be here, this is my favorite spot in san francisco. >> reporter: like the call of the sirens, risking the danger of an ever shifting lands end,. >> nature at her best. >> reporter: to experience the beauty of it.

i talked to the u.s. geological survey about the wisdom of having a pass in the landslide area. the solution might have to include moving the path. in san francisco, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. the ridge of high pressure goes over the top of us. not just for tomorrow, but for the next few days. as that happens, the winds have kicked up. reports of strong winds along half moon bay. the low goes to the high and tries to come back in. the wind will blow throughout the night into tomorrow, breezy out there right now. oakland, gusting to 24, santa rosa gusting to 24. these stronger winds should prohibit the location of valley fog. traveling in the early hours tomorrow morning, despite the recent rain and cool overnight lows, the winds are going to

knock that down. i don't anticipate much of any valley fog. 48 in novato. napa is 39 now. you know they're going to get easily down into the low 30s. 48 in santa rosa. they'll make it easily into the mid-30s. friday morning, cooler still, with freezing temperatures. probably some of the cooler numbers we've seen in a while. this low pressure brought a lot of cool air with it. the rain has moved out, but now the cool air has moved in. the next few days are going to be really cool. when i come back, i'm going to take the computer model. you know what tomorrow is going to be like. it's going to be clearing. not that warm. a pretty nice day, but as we move forward into the rest of the holiday week, i'll let you know what you can expect in terms of your time off. many folks are off until january 1. a bay area boy giving back this christmas eve. >> oh, boy, is that for me? a christmas card? >> happy holidays.

>> at 10:30, his holiday mission to help others in need. >> first, a different side of the holidays. a look at life in the children's hospital, and the doctors and nurses trying to make them stay as positive as possible.

last minute christmas tree shoppers in san francisco were able to get a tree for free. the delancey street foundation gave out all the leftover trees and wreaths. the lancing streets provides job training for convicts so they have the skills needed to reenter society. being home for the holidays has special meaning for the families of boys and girls who spend this holiday at children's hospital in oakland. >> the doctors and nurses who spend their waking hours caring for the children.

>> we got those sleigh bells still? >> the holidays, i think are a really fun time for people. we try to create opportunities to bring some of the holiday spirit into the hospital. ♪ sleigh bells ring are you listening ♪ >> even though they're here, and not feeling well, and receiving treatment. ♪ walking in a winter wonderland ♪ >> when i get up in the morning for work, they're not there. i come home from work, they're not there. the house is quiet. >> we just know about her feet and everything, they were turning a little bit. >> come on in. >> it's basically, difficulty having smooth, coordinated movements. >> it was hard for her having to get, wear braces. >> it affects most notably in

her ability to get up, stand up, and walk. >> it was hard. >> going forward? scoot all the way to the end. >> just getting around most of the time, and her having to use so much equipment. kids wanting to go play. >> let's put you right here. >> when have you spasticity as your main problem, we try to pinpoint the circuits, the nerves that are misbehaving. she's just got this incredible spirit. >> her personality is out there. her imagination is wild. everybody that comes into contact with her is just like, they love her. they fall in love with her. >> yeah, she's really a people's person. >> let's roll. >> she's like talking to everybody here. >> it's just like a bright light that goes on as soon as you talk to her.

we have this phrase, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. here's mom. >> i usually face this way, so i can get a good view of ariana. that's where ariana sleeps in her bed. i just don't want to feel like by herself. >> talk about the ultimate christmas present. >> she can be a big sister. >> on friday, there's going to be a going away party. >> i can't wait for this day to come any faster. >> ariana's last day. >> it's been quite a journey. she wants to make cupcakes. >> they look like they're frozen. >> this is why, we as doctors get up in the morning, every day, to give these kids back their lives. >> good job. it was a blessing to have them all come over for christmas. i can't wait for her to come

home and start the next chapter in her life. >> bye. whoa. >> and join ktvu tomorrow for a holiday in focus. the sights and sounds of the season here in the bay area. our 30 minute special airs at 5:30 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. >> some great photojournalists doing some great work, and you'll see a lot of that. up next, holiday help for people most in need. >> one bay area woman helps the homeless in her unique way. >> plus, new information about a listeria outbreak linked to carmel apples.

new at 10:00, just a few snips, a bay area woman creates a brighter future for those in need on this christmas eve. danica o'leary used her own time and money to give holiday hair cuts to the homeless. it helps people feel better about themselves. she offered him in a public park. >> reporter: in downtown santa rosa, on this christmas eve, a symphony of sound. a generator to transform this pop up tent into a hair salon, with an audience. the chill of winter, warmed by this hairdresser's gesture. danica o'leary offers free hair cuts to the homeless. taking her combs and scissors to their gathering spot. >> if i have something that i can use to make somebody's life

easier, or better. >> reporter: lea glen tells me is she became homeless several months ago after the loss of her grandmother and her job. a hair cut, she says, makes her feel healthy again. >> changes your whole personality. >> you feel good about yourself, you feel pretty. >> reporter: a renewed confidence. >> yeah, it's better. >> maybe that confidence boost will give them just that little ugh to go get a job. >> reporter: she tries to set up once a month to help the homeless. she says her goal is to help as many homeless people as possible. o'leary makes her living cutting hair. whenever she's able to save about $200, she uses it to rent a generator, and other equipment for her pop up salon. a comfort zone for the area's homeless. >> if you want to take them, they're all yours. >> reporter: the 28-year-old

offers food along with hair cuts. >> i haven't had my hair done in like three years. >> reporter: o'leary has been helping the homeless for four years. she says the best feeling is when she hears back from those who helped. >> having 8 to 10 people see me out, or that are now volunteering at the mission. >> reporter: the hairdresser says she's only doing what she was taught to do by her family. >> always give what you can give. if you don't have money, but you have skills, give. >> for o'leary, the gift of giving is not a holiday tradition, but a human tradition. in santa rosa, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> wow. she says she is saving money to go back to school to become a nurse. she says she gets a lot of joy in helping others. an apple company in missouri issued a recall of carmel apples that maybe linked

to listeria. the happy apple company said it recently heard from one of its supplers there may be a reaction in the outbreak. it has affected 29 people in 10 states, including a santa cruz woman who died from the bacteria. a potential mold problem. we went to fire station 16 this morning, where air tests were being conducted. department officials say firefighters from that location were moved to neighboring stations as a precaution in an effort to make sure the neighborhood is adequately covered. fire crews will be positioned in the lock behind the station. crews also plan to do some patrolling in the area. a federal judge in oakland ruled a class action lawsuit against facebook can go forward. the suit filed by users in oregon and arkansas claimed

facebook violated privacy laws by scanning websites for third party links and theiring it with advertisers. the company maintains that the practice was legal, but they did discontinue the practice. a young boy from palo alto is reminding us of the true meaning of the holiday season ann reuben shows us, how he's using gift cards to help complete strangers. >> reporter: much to his mom's surprise, but what cameron wanted to do for christmas was this. he's handing out good cheer and gift cards to the homeless. most are to restaurants, and all come with a hand written note. >> dear neighbor. love your friends in the city of palo alto. >> reporter: it was a recent controversy in palo alto about the homeless being allowed to live in their cars that flagged his interest. >> i kept it for myself for a while. then we had basically a dinner

discussion with everyone. that's when we decided that we should do something for them. >> reporter: instead of asking for gifts for himself this year, ben asked family and friends to hand over their gift cards. >> he's such a great kid. he really inspires me. i'm so impressed by his interest in caring about other people. >> reporter: he's collected nearly 80 gift cards so far, and more keep coming. >> people are sending me gift cards in the mail. chipotle, subway. all right, here you go. happy holidays. >> reporter: he's been walking up and down university avenue to hand them out. >> this is one of the sweetest things i've ever received. hardly anyone is kind to me out here. >> reporter: ben hopes to spread as much joy and kindness as he can this christmas. >> i hope that other people get that holidays aren't about getting, but giving. >> reporter: he hoped to

continue the project into next year. in palo alto, ann reuben, ktvu, channel 2 news. wet weather moving out of the bay. the biggest reason we could see a run of dry weather and when temperatures will dip to nearly freezing. >> officials testing for ebola at the centers for disease control. why an employee may have been exposed to the deadly disease. every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco.

whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or helping neighborhoods like the tenderloin become vibrant communities. if there's a way to help the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america.

a jordanian pilot is being held prisoner after his jet fighter went down in syria. isis claims it it used a heat seeking missile to bring down the plane. the u.s. military says that's not true. the 26-year-old jordanian is the first pilot taken prisoner since the air strikes began. the centers for disease control is monitoring one of its employees for possible exposure to the ebola virus. the employee is being monitored for 21 days. the exposure risk occurred at a lab in atlanta during an experiment. the cdc reports as of today, almost 20,000 people have been inaffected with ebola in africa with more than 7500 detects. former president george h.w.

bush remains in a hospital after shortness of breath. a spokesman said the 90-year- old bush had a good day today. at christmas two years ago, he spent seven weeks at the same hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. president obama sent good wishes to the bush family. today, reporters got a glimpse of the president golfing with the prime minister of malaysia in hawaii. the first lady is helping track santa. she took calls to norad from children around the country, asking for the location of santa and his slay. traders on the floor of the new york stock exchange got a special visit today. they were serenaded by singer michael feinstein, following an abbreviated half day of trading for christmas eve. as the stocks, the dow gained 6 points. nasdaq gained 8. the markets are closed tomorrow for the

holiday. a tree full of wishes in bloom here in the bay area. >> you can draw. >> up next, how one woman's experiment became a place of hope this holiday. >> plus, cool temperatures tonight across the bay area, chief meteorologist, bill martin will have the complete forecast for the christmas weekend. >> the christmas eve tradition that's giving former prisoners a second chance.

a san francisco tree decorated with hundreds of hand written notes is attracting a lot of attention this holiday season. its branches is a place for strangers to leave messages expressing their hopes and dreams. the wishing tree has been collecting notes since 2011. this holiday season, there are more wishes than ever.

ktvu's david stevenson met the woman who started it, and learned how the wishing tree has changed her life. >> reporter: this is in bloom. >> it's a really nice touch to the neighborhood. >> reporter: the wishing tree bears the hopes and wishes of hundreds of strangers and friends young and old. >> i'm thinking it's great so many people do it. >> reporter: three years ago, during an unhappy time in her life, she began posting the wishes on the tree outside her home. she invited others to do it as well. >> i thought i would get some joke wishes and people wouldn't take it seriously, but people did take it seriously. i think it's a place for people to just sit and be with themselves and actually listen to their heart. >> you can draw. >> reporter: for neighborhood children, the tree is a place to request something as simple as a new toy for christmas, or to share their anxieties about the wider world.

>> to be happy, and not having world war 3. >> reporter: the first year, 200 wishes were posted to the tree. so far, this holiday season, there have been 650. she expects even more over the next few days. she says the project has held her and opened her heart to strangers. >> i kind of had closed my heart for many years. every year, it kind of breaks open a little more. >> reporter: she usually posts the wishes from november, to january 1, but often leaves them up as long as a month after. she finds it difficult to take the wishes down. california's final audit of 2014 shows some state workers engaging in wrongdoing, and it's costing taxpayers thousands of dollars. the investigation shows embezzlement of state funds. an auditor found a manager did

not accurately designate an employee's headquarters, so the agency improperly reimbursed the employee for almost $27,000 in travel payments. >> the protocols, or sometimes the supervisors are not really taking a look at what's actually going on, so they have to be more diligent about what their responsibilities are, and make sure controls are tight. so we can prevent some of this from happening in the future. >> some of the others investigated including the department of industrial relations. you can read the entire report on our website, ktvu.com. click on web links on our home page. california governor jerry brown honored a christmas eve tradition and granted pardons to 105 people today. the governor said all the pardons were granted to people who served their time, and stayed out of trouble for at least 10 years. many of the 105 cases involved minor drug offenses. governor brown has issued 510 pardons in the past four years. that compares to just 29

pardons issued over 20 years by governors schwartzenegger, pete wilson, and gray davis. your holiday coming up, many folks have been off a few days now. the weather is going to cooperate. we've got wind out there now. we would have fog, but the wind's there, so the wind is going to keep the fog away. the wind is bringing in very cool air. we did have fog at the coast this morning. we had valley fog this morning as well. tonight, it's clearer everywhere, pretty much but breezy and cool. the winds are blowing, as i mentioned, that's an indication, once they die down, it's going to be pretty chilly out there. the fog will have a tough time establishing itself, which makes me happy, i don't have to worry about you guys driving around in the morning hours in the valley. that won't be the case

tomorrow. i know a lot of folks travel around on christmas day. friday morning, we will have some fog, and saturday morning as well. tomorrow will be a pretty easy travel day. a little breezy tomorrow. but not howling winds. i've downgraded the lows tomorrow morning. dropped temperatures a few more degrees. napa at 34 degrees tomorrow morning you could get frost in some of these inland bay valleys. 38degrees in san jose. that's a pretty cool night in san jose. okay here we are thursday, long range model. here's thursday all day. that's the day. here comes friday, that's all day friday, all day saturday. look where the jet stream is. still up here. all day sunday, all day monday. look at that. it's going to be nice. tuesday, new year's eve, and then, new year's day. so it's going to be nice. and it will be cool in the mornings. fog will be returning in about 36 hours.

forecast highs are going to look a lot like these. no more mid-60s, upper 60s. that's as warm as it's going to be for a while. the five-day forecast, with your bay area weekend in view, because the holidays are here. the weather looks good. a nice looking forecast, and wish you guy as merry christmas. it's been fun working with you guys tonight. christina, i've never worked with you. >> i know. >> you're good at it too. >> thanks so much, so you are. >> got the red thing going on. >> i said, it it may never happen again. around here, maybe it will. >> some of us more than others on the red thing. >> it looks good. >> such a thing as too much red on christmas? >> no, never. >> we'll go with it. good. through all the turmoil and drama, frank gore has been a rock for the 49ers. today his teammates acknowledged it. it is given to the 49er who

best inspires. a good tribute for a guy who might be playing elsewhere next year. >> i'm signing up to play football. so i want to play football. and i feel like i still can play it. as long as i have a good off- season, and keep training the way i'm training. that's what i want to do next year. i still want to play football. >> trusted friend. of mine personally, and the san francisco 49ers. he has had an incredible career. a kind of career that few have had, when you think of some of the things he has overcome. the level he has played. just an unwaiverring competitor, is frank gore. twas the night before christmas and all through the league payton's critics have

been wondering age or fatigue? this sunday, he will try to get well against the raiders. the recent slump has some asking about the possibility of retirement. payton says nah. not even a consideration at this point. >> this is the time where conversations about what head coach's are going to return. for some reason i get to fall into that category, because i'm closer to that same age as some of the coaches. but there's nothing, had no plans along those lines. i'm enjoying playing. and looking forward to sunday's game, and hopefully, in the game that follow that. a couple of christmas eve bowl games on the docket. one gave us the play of the year in college football. the band wasn't on the field, but it had everything else. see it and believe it, next. sweetie, i'd love a hazelnut.

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bowling in the bahamas. college football style. the first ever bahamas bowl. what a way to make an entrance. cooper rush, the quarterback can't throw it 80 yards. he will throw it about 50. nice catch by jesse chrohl.

then improvization. lateral, lateral, and lateral. are you kidding me? it's cal/stanford, 1982. davis hits the pylon, touchdown. it's a one point game. but the coach rolls the dice, instead of forcing overtime, he goes for the knockout blow. it's incomplete on the 2 point conversion. after all of that, the hilltoppers still win the game. hawaii bowl. fresno state and rice. slacker, 1st quarter, 9-3 owls. jackson, 69 yards to mario hall. rice rolls in the game, but how is this for a christmas miracle? rice walkon running back, gets to play. his first career carry. if this were hollywood, it's a touchdown. in hawaii, he gets popped. but the smile tells you, he either feels the christmas spirit, or broken ribs. one or the our, the owls do win

the game 40-36. the sharks forward, suspended four games by the nhl for punching ducks goalie tim jackman. here's the incident monday night in anaheim. scott strikes jackman in the face, sends him crumpling to the ice. this is scott's second suspension this season. the other two games back in october. so a light circulate on christmas eve. tomorrow, christmas day, a big day in the nba. >> warriors. >> tracking that. yeah, we've got the warriors. love that 4'9" guy out there tearing it up. >> how about that. 4'9". 140pounds. >> that's amazing. >> it's like rudy for a new generation. >> thank you so much for joining us tonight. our coverage continues at ktvu.com. >> if you missed part of this newscast, catch the rebroadcast starting momentarily on tv36. and have a merry christmas. have a good night. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic,

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ing) if i could just have everybody's attention real quick. um, on this wonderful occasion-- our daughter leaving tomorrow for college... (mitchell) oh. if i could get everyone to raise their glass as i quote from one of our nation's great fathers-- jefferson. george jefferson. "i never dreamed that one of my own "would be going off to a university, "but here i stand, a proud black man, knowing that all those hours i put in at the dry cleaner--" - phil. - not now, weezie. - where was i? - quoting that president. okay, if she's the future of america, we should start using chinese money now. (scoffs) we already are. my arm is tired. to haley. - to haley! - (glasses clink) and before everyone puts their glasses down, uh, uh, we're also very proud of lily. tomorrow is her first day of kindergarten. - to lily. - (gloria) oh, lily.